The present technology is generally directed to dynamically adding network resources based on an application function (AF) notification. The present technology can determine, by an AF of a service provider, a network congestion on a network, the network congestion indicating that network resources for servicing a user device using services of the service provider do not meet corresponding Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Further, the present technology can transmit a notification by the AF to a core network of a network provider to request additional network resources to be allocated for servicing the user device, the network provider providing network connectivity for the user device to receive the services provided by the service provider.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is an N5 notification.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network congestion is determined based on a Quality of Service Notification Control (QNC) notification sent by a base station of the network provider to the core network of the network provider.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the notification includes transmitting the notification from the AF to a Policy Control Function (PCF) of the core network of the network provider, the PCF forwarding the notification to at least one of a Session Management Function (SMF) and an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) of the core network of the network provider.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein, in response to receiving the notification, a Radio Access Network (RAN) of the network provider adds more network resources for servicing the user device.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional network resources are allocated to a spectrum operated by the service provider.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the notification is an N5 notification.
11. The system of claim 8, wherein the network congestion is determined based on a Quality of Service Notification Control (QNC) notification sent by a base station of the network provider to the core network of the network provider.
12. The system of claim 8, wherein the transmitting the notification includes transmitting the notification from the AF to a Policy Control Function (PCF) of the core network of the network provider, the PCF forwarding the notification to at least one of a Session Management Function (SMF) and an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) of the core network of the network provider.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein, in response to receiving the notification, a Radio Access Network (RAN) of the network provider adds more network resources for servicing the user device.
14. The system of claim 8, wherein the additional network resources are allocated to a spectrum operated by the service provider.
16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, the notification is an N5 notification.
18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, the network congestion is determined based on a Quality of Service Notification Control (QNC) notification sent by a base station of the network provider to the core network of the network provider.
19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, the transmitting the notification includes transmitting the notification from the AF to a Policy Control Function (PCF) of the core network of the network provider, the PCF forwarding the notification to at least one of a Session Management Function (SMF) and an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) of the core network of the network provider.
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